General Knowledge Quiz #78

General Knowledge Quiz #78

Questions

1. Which day of the week is named after the Norse god of thunder?
2. Which one of these countries is not (as at 2010 a NATO member: Albania; Iceland; Sweden; or Turkey?
3. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one?
4. Name the 'Big Five' traits represented by the OCEAN personality analysis model?
5. British lawyer Peter Benenson, 1921-2005, founded which human rights organization in London in 1961?
6. The prefix 'helio' relates to which celestial body?
7. What does the E stand for in E Numbers in relation to food additives?
8. What is the name of a Spanish dance, and associated with this a short jacket worn open at the front?
9. A tercentenary is an anniversary of how many years?
10. Which palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
11. The national flags of which group of countries have a cross design named after the grouping, in which the vertical line is shifted from the centre to the hoist (left) side, and among which is the oldest of all national flags?
12. What is the Russian term for an astronaut?
13. Name the two famous British brothers whose father was born Adolphe, in 1924, in Brussels, to Polish-Jewish parents, and was buried as Ralph in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx in 1994?
14. In 1907, who was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
15. Which one of these countries is not (as at 2010) a NATO member: Albania; Iceland; Sweden; or Turkey?
16. The ex-prime minister of which European country was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978?
17. What is China's official language: Cantonese; Mandarin; Xiang; or Wu?
18. How many squares are traditionally on a Snakes and Ladders board?
19. Sexual dimorphism refers to what: Wife-swapping; Sex-change; Online sex; or Different male/female forms in the same animal species?
20. If someone is bibulous, what are they addicted to or fond of?
21. The 1970s UK TV variety show was called "The 'what and what' Social Club", alluding to two traditional steam railway trades?
22. Which war was the subject of the 1978 film The Deerhunter?
23. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one)?
24. Who captained the England cricket team during the 1986-87 Ashes series?
25. What is the public declaration, usually in a church, of an intended marriage?
26. In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal from Zeus and give to mankind: Fire; Wisdom; Anger; or the Muses of literature and the arts?
27. The Alpine ski resort of St Moritz is in which country?
28. Which many-times champion golfer is known as the Golden Bear?
29. The name of what ethnic celebration derives from the Aramaic and Hebrew words respectively for son and commandment?
30. Who played Claus Von Bulow in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune?
31. What is Nashville's famous university in Tennessee US, named after the shipping and railroad magnate nicknamed Commodore?
32. The Aswan Dam, which enables controlled use of the Nile flood plain for agriculture, is in which African country?

1. Which day of the week is named after the Norse god of thunder?

   Thursday 
2. Which one of these countries is not (as at 2010 a NATO member: Albania; Iceland; Sweden; or Turkey?

   Sweden 
3. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one?

   Three-fifths 
4. Name the 'Big Five' traits represented by the OCEAN personality analysis model?

   Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism 
5. British lawyer Peter Benenson, 1921-2005, founded which human rights organization in London in 1961?

   Amnesty International
6. The prefix 'helio' relates to which celestial body?

   The sun 
7. What does the E stand for in E Numbers in relation to food additives?

   Europe
8. What is the name of a Spanish dance, and associated with this a short jacket worn open at the front?

   Bolero 
9. A tercentenary is an anniversary of how many years?

   Three hundred 
10. Which palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

    Lambeth Palace
11. The national flags of which group of countries have a cross design named after the grouping, in which the vertical line is shifted from the centre to the hoist (left) side, and among which is the oldest of all national flags?

    Scandinavia 
12. What is the Russian term for an astronaut?

    Cosmonaut
13. Name the two famous British brothers whose father was born Adolphe, in 1924, in Brussels, to Polish-Jewish parents, and was buried as Ralph in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx in 1994?

    Ed and David Miliband 
14. In 1907, who was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

    Rudyard Kipling
15. Which one of these countries is not (as at 2010) a NATO member: Albania; Iceland; Sweden; or Turkey?

    Sweden 
16. The ex-prime minister of which European country was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978?

    Italy 
17. What is China's official language: Cantonese; Mandarin; Xiang; or Wu?

    Mandarin
18. How many squares are traditionally on a Snakes and Ladders board?

    One hundred
19. Sexual dimorphism refers to what: Wife-swapping; Sex-change; Online sex; or Different male/female forms in the same animal species?

    Different male/female forms in the same animal species 
20. If someone is bibulous, what are they addicted to or fond of?

    Alcohol 
21. The 1970s UK TV variety show was called "The 'what and what' Social Club", alluding to two traditional steam railway trades?

    Wheeltappers and Shunters 
22. Which war was the subject of the 1978 film The Deerhunter?

    Vietnam War 
23. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one)?

    Three-fifths 
24. Who captained the England cricket team during the 1986-87 Ashes series?

    Mike Gatting
25. What is the public declaration, usually in a church, of an intended marriage?

    The banns
26. In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal from Zeus and give to mankind: Fire; Wisdom; Anger; or the Muses of literature and the arts?

    Fire
27. The Alpine ski resort of St Moritz is in which country?

    Switzerland 
28. Which many-times champion golfer is known as the Golden Bear?

    Jack Nicklaus
29. The name of what ethnic celebration derives from the Aramaic and Hebrew words respectively for son and commandment?

    Bar Mitzvah 
30. Who played Claus Von Bulow in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune?

    Jeremy Irons
31. What is Nashville's famous university in Tennessee US, named after the shipping and railroad magnate nicknamed Commodore?

    Vanderbilt University 
32. The Aswan Dam, which enables controlled use of the Nile flood plain for agriculture, is in which African country?

    Egypt